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TPbot Mechanical Claw

Purpose​

To build a TPBot with the Mechanical claw.

Materials Requested​

TPBot Smart Car

360 degrees servo

Bricks Pack

Assembly Steps​

Hardware Connections​

Connect the 360° servo to servo 1 port on the TPBot.

Software​

Microsoft makecode

Program​

Click "Advanced" in the makecode drawer to see more choices.

For programming the TPBot, we need to add the extensions. Click "Extensions" at the bottom of the drawer and search with tpbot in the box, then download it.

Samples program​

While on start, set to show an icon, while pressing button A, set the servo connecting to S1 to drive to 225 degrees; while pressing button B, set the servo to drive to 255 degrees.

Program​

Reference link: https://makecode.microbit.org/_KkpX7WXgicLp

You may download it directly here:

Conclusion​

While pressing button A, the claw grasps the object; while pressing button B, the claw releases it.